Fantastic article.
"Destroying the Earth is harder than you may have been led to believe." http://qntm.org/destroy Fantastic (long) piece about the different ways to destroy the world.
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Mashed Potatoes, the right way.
I tweeted on Thanskgiving "If your potatoes need gravy UR DOIN IT WRONG" so I wanted to follow it up with how to DO IT RIGHT. The recipe, serves about 5 people: 7 - 10 washed potatoes, skin on or peeled 1 saucepan for the cream mix 1 large pot for boiling the potatoes 1…
The Road
THE ROAD It stretches, miles into nothing A single point, of tar and gravel pulled into one tiny point in the future Since the tires, Pull, like a treadmill I sometimes wonder how the men working stay in the same place…or if they do? The sun is hot, as it filters through the closed windows…
Lizard Lunging, Venture #2
A lizard is lunging back and forward on a rock. It has been years since I have seen a lizard, what a subtle un-looked-for surprise. Just sitting here watching the jerky movements that he makes as he looks for the shadiest place under the sage brush to lay. Ever warily, he scans, right to left…
My Window to the World
The dense undergrowth covers the bottom of the sign. The uneven ground is littered with boulder size rocks, that press the foliage higher and higher in its never ending climb towards the sky. The sign is on the side of a great brick fortress that seems to grow in straight orangish, red lines from the…